Tehran Times, "Iran's Leading International Daily" was founded in 1979 after the revolution, when "there was a need for an international media outlet to export the ideas of the revolution." It claims an online circulation of over 10,000 visitors per day, and publishes a 16-page English language newspaper daily, available throughout the capital city of Iran.
There are seven news sections (Politics, International, Social, Sports, Science, Economy, Culture) and an opinion page. Notable controversial positions taken by the Tehran Times opinion staff include that Al-Jazeera is a Zionist propaganda machine and that the Holocaust is a "religion of Zionism for gentiles."
It's fair to say that on the "ridiculous bias" scale, this state-run newspaper ranks somewhere just above advertisements and PETA. It's going to be fun keeping tabs on them.
Today's Headline: Bush throws tantrum after failing to hoodwink Arabs: Hosseini
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